Wednesday, May 18, 2011

CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTION





BASED ON CHAPTER 5, HOW CAN TEACHERS IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND MAKE THEM CONDUCIVE TO MEANINGFUL LEARNING? WHY IS COMMUNICATION OF CONTENT AND SKILLS KNOWLEDGE A CHARACTERISTIC OF GOOD TEACHERS? HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR OWN TEACHING PRACTICUM, AS THE AGE OF YOUR STUDENTS IS A CRITICAL ONE? INCORPORATE A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO SNAPSHOT OF ONE OF YOUR CLASSES..PUBLISH THIS POST ON MAY 23RD.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

ORGANIZING FOR INSTRUCTION



Based on Chapter four of the book "QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS" and your own teaching practicum,

  • How do you focus on instruction?
  • How do you maximize instructional time?
  • How do you expect students to succeed in your classes?
  • How do you plan and prepare for instruction?
Do you make last-minutes changes when things are not working? Based on what premises, have you made such changes? Did they work? What needs to be done to better your instruction?
Consider you atributes and the areas for improvement in your own teaching practicum up to now...please add two pics of diffferent moments in which you were teaching...Post your reflections on May 10th!!